Written by Milton Okun/Noel Paul Stookey/Mary Travers/Peter Yarrow
Intro: D F#7 Bm F#7 Bm (2x) 2x: Bm F#7 Bm Shule, Shule, Shule a Roo D F#m Bm Shule A Rack Shack Shule a Baba Coo D F#m G Bm When I saw my Sally Bally Beal, F#m F# Bm Come bibble in the Boo Shy Lorrey D F#7 Bm F#7 Bm Bm A G Bm Here I sit on Buttermilk Hill, D F#m Bm Who could blame me? Cry my fill. D F#m Bm G Every tear would turn a mill, Bm F#m Bm Johnny's gone for a soldier. Bm F#7 Bm Shule, Shule, Shule a Roo D F#m Bm Shule A Rack Shack Shule a Baba Coo D F#m G Bm When I saw my Sally Bally Beal, F#m F# Bm Come bibble in the Boo Shy Lorrey D F#7 Bm F#7 Bm Bm A G Bm I sold my flax, I sold my wheel D F#m Bm to buy my love a sword of steel, D F#m Bm G So it in battle he might wield, Bm F#m Bm Johnny's gone for a soldier. Bm A G Bm Oh my baby, oh my love, D F#m Bm Gone the rainbow, gone the dove. D F#m Bm G Your father was my only love, Bm F#m Bm Johnny's gone for a soldier. 2x: Bm F#7 Bm Shule, Shule, Shule a Roo D F#m Bm Shule A Rack Shack Shule a Baba Coo D F#m G Bm When I saw my Sally Bally Beal, F#m F# Bm Come bibble in the Boo Shy Lorrey